Museum · Egypt
Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
A museum of Islamic art with manuscripts, ceramics, woodwork and objects connected with science and daily life.
Where it is
30.0446, 31.2527
Why go
The purpose-built museum brings together material from different periods and regions of Islamic history. Its collection goes beyond religious art to include astronomy, medicine and architecture. The Mamluk-inspired building is itself part of the visit.
Near Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
Mosque
Mosque of Al-Mu’ayyad Shaykh
A Mamluk mosque beside Bab Zuwayla, built on the site of a former prison.
0 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Monument
Bab Zuwayla
The surviving southern gate of Fatimid Cairo carries the later minarets of Al-Mu’ayyad’s mosque.
1 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Monument
Sabil-Kuttab of Muhammad Ali, Al-Aqqadin
A rounded public fountain and school commissioned in memory of Muhammad Ali’s son Tusun.
1 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Mosque
Al-Fakahani Mosque
An Ottoman-rebuilt mosque preserving wooden doors from its Fatimid predecessor.
1 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ